Xiangfen County has the historical relics of Ding Cun site, the folk customs of window flowers and rice vinegar, and the art of printmaking and Pu Opera. .....
Taosi lion climbing tower is a brand-new fine work of Xiangfen folk culture and art. Climbing the Lion Tower, an acrobatic art in Taosi Township, Xiangfen County, is a brand-new acrobatic art created by Li Dengshan, a 60-year-old juggler in Taosi, after years of training and guidance. The form is thrilling and orderly, and the action is rough and civilized. When climbing, the old artist wore red clothes, held a baton and blew a whistle, about three feet high. Each pair of lions is composed of two young adults, with colorful lion heads and yellow lines. With the steps of spinning, crawling, rattling, catching and pedaling, under the guidance and command of the old artist, with steady, jumping, agile, lively, fast, neat and coordinated movements, with the baton dancing, dancing, performing and teasing, he boarded the dance.
Xiangfen's folk social fire and fireworks are the treasures of modern culture and art halls: Xiangfen County's folk social fire and fireworks have a long history and are very famous. Tang and Song Dynasties were very active. The Yuan Dynasty was put on the stage in the form of zaju, and the Ming Dynasty entered its heyday. In the Qing Dynasty, the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival was the most active festival for social fire and fireworks. Around the fifteenth day of the first month, the essence of local social fires, some gathered in the county, some gathered in the countryside, and tourists were so busy. The most common ones are lions, dragon lanterns, dry boats, bamboo horses, stilts, pavilions, big-headed people, coloratura drums, gongs and drums, small flower drums, waist drums and east drums. There are famous gongs and drums in Xiaowang and Miaotou, drums in Ling Bo and Xia Liang, coloratura drums in Zhao Xiong, pavilions in the west, pavilions in the north and Liu Zhuang, and Taosi drums. Since the founding of New China, folk social fire has inherited the traditional form, pursued novelty and adventure in artistic choice, and used modern machinery and electrical appliances, gradually reaching an unprecedented level of modernization. Combined with the situation, political current affairs have been strengthened, which has become the main content of popularizing scientific and technological knowledge, learning political culture, publicizing the party's principles and policies, changing customs and family planning. Fireworks are ornamental products made of local herbs, and there are many kinds, mainly fireworks, salutes, firecrackers, double-sounding guns, fireworks, fires, single fires, plate fires and so on. Now it has formed a new feature of colorful fireworks.
These are just the tip of the iceberg in Xiangfen County's profound cultural heritage, and many masters silently spit out their fragrance like orchids in the valley!